Woman arrested on drug charges after traffic stop

Thursday

Apr 26, 2012 at 3:38 PM

A Panama City woman was arrested Wednesday and charged with multiple drug offenses after a state trooper reported pulling her over on Interstate 75 in Alachua County for speeding and discovered numerous pills and methamphetamine in her possession.

Staff report

A Panama City woman was arrested Wednesday and charged with multiple drug offenses after a state trooper reported pulling her over on Interstate 75 in Alachua County for speeding and discovered numerous pills and methamphetamine in her possession.

Jamie A. Donaldson, 31, was charged with misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia and four felony charges for possessing roxycodone, clonazepam, morphine and methamphetamine, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Donaldson did not have a prescription for any of the medications, the arrest report states.

This is what happened, according to the FHP report:

At 10:10 a.m., Trooper M.R. Jordan pulled over a green Nissan 200SX for going 80 mph in the southbound lane of I-75, about a mile north of County Road 236 north of the city of Alachua. The posted speed limit is 70 mph.

Jordan noted both the driver, Donaldson, and her passenger appeared nervous, with Donaldson’s hands shaking as she handed over her license and the passenger’s stomach heaving rapidly. As the passenger, the car’s owner, retrieved the car’s registration and insurance, Jordan reported seeing a small bag of marijuana in the glovebox.

The car’s occupants then were searched and the drugs found on Donaldson.

After her arrest, Donaldson was booked into the Alachua County jail, where she remained late Thursday. The passenger was given a notice to appear in court on misdemeanor marijuana and paraphernalia charges.

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